495. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite an application for transport to the National Learning Centre in Tralee, County Kerry in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3058/26]
489. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will demand confirmation from the European Commission that no imports can be allowed into the EU of any Mercosur district produced goods that do not comply with recognised EU standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3193/26]
442. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a submission from a person (details supplied) to implement an emergency winter payment to offset the cost of disability in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/26]
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently address the case of a person (details supplied); if the family will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3270/26]
251. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the National Transport Authority to provide additional funding to Kerry Local Link to provide for a Bus Service from the Gap of Dunloe, Kate Kearney’s Cottage to Beaufort village and onto Killarney (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2951/26]
250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to give favourable consideration to reopening the Rosslare to Waterford railway line, which is important to developing tourism in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2950/26]
185. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport when the overdue funding will be released to bring the main N70 road in Cahersiveen town, and the footpaths, up to a safe and acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2853/26]
145. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if funding can be provided to bring the N86 Tralee-Camp-Dingle road up to a safe and acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2854/26]
165. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently assist in the case of a person (details supplied) and allow for an urgent transfer to a nursing home closer to their family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2620/26]
76. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a cross-departmental approach is being taken with the Department of Transport to address rural late-night transport as part of the night-time economy; and if he will outline any forthcoming initiatives or timelines. [2699/26]
75. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how the night-time economy strategy is being applied in a rural context; and the specific actions that are planned to support rural venues where transport availability is a limiting factor. [2698/26]
25. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to increase the availability of taxis in rural areas, particularly during late-night hours; and whether changes to licensing, incentives or pilot schemes are under consideration. [2697/26]
24. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the measures currently in place to address the lack of late-night public and private transport options in rural areas; and whether his Department has identified this issue as a barrier to the sustainability of rural social and hospitality businesses. [2696/26]
2635. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to significantly increase the local improvement scheme (LIS) grant to Kerry County Council so as to clear the existing priority list (approximately 600 schemes) and allow for the LIS Scheme to reopen to new applications for the hundreds of roads that are in an extremely poor condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74015/25]
2382. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if her Department has statistics on the number of patients who need oxygen but who do not hold a medical card; the number of patients who apply each year for reimbursement of oxygen costs through the DPS scheme without a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1219/26]
2381. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are currently unable to get reimbursement for oxygen due to the fact that payments can only be made by cheque; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1218/26]
2380. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the electronic reimbursement system for oxygen will be introduced; the reason oxygen reimbursement is still lagging other medical services under the DPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1217/26]
2379. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason there is only one oxygen supplier under the DPS scheme; if she is considering approving more suppliers to improve competition and access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1216/26]
2364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she plans to put a system in place, whereby any incremental rise in the old age pension, is matched by a similar rise in the qualifying income criteria for the medical card to ensure no recipient is disadvantaged by the rise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1107/26]
2362. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the needs of a person (details supplied) and their family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1102/26]
2361. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to immediately publish the North Kerry and South Kerry CAMHS Lookback reviews, respectively; if agreement has been reached with all north and south Kerry victims respectively, in regard to compensation, counselling, and all other entitlements; the number of cases that have been settled in north and south Kerry, respectively; the number who have received their payments; the number of outstanding claims; the length of time victims will have to wait before they receive their entitlements; if she will request the Taoiseach to give a public apology for the manner in which the professionals and the system let down children and destroyed their lives and the lives of their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1101/26]
2359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the new Killarney Community Hospital building will be handed over to the HSE (details supplied); if an application to register the new community hospital been submitted to HIQA; when residents will be able to move into their new home; when they, their families and/or advocates will be informed of this date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1034/26]
2333. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to assist in making all hospitals in Ireland autism friendly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75187/25]
2323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review the position in respect of staff in the health services that are unable to attend for work on account of having long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75136/25]
2301. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74987/25]
2300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74986/25]
2299. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74980/25]
2229. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of athletic therapy as a profession; the qualifications required to become a certified athletic therapist; the medical conditions which such therapists are qualified to manage and the difference between athletic therapy and physiotherapy; the potential for both professions to be employed by the health care sector to help reduce waiting lists for a range of musculoskeletal treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74742/25]
2228. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, if she is aware of an organisation (details supplied), representing a healthcare profession that has been seeking to be regulated for over 15 years; whether it is proposed to regulate this profession as requested; the specific reasons why no progress has been made on this request; her views that non-regulation of this profession to date poses a risk to patient safety, or puts this profession at a disadvantage over similar professions which are regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74741/25]
2227. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, where a medical profession has sought to be regulated by CORU under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended),where a decision not to regulate such a profession at this juncture has been made, the process by which her Department has arrived at such a decision and rationale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74740/25]
2226. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, the precise process her Department has in place for considering whether a profession should be regulated by CORU; to provide a list of professions that have sought to be regulated since the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended) was enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74739/25]
2225. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, the timeline for the development by her Department, of a framework to guide policy on the regulation of health and social care professionals into the future; the organisations with whom it is intended to consult with in drawing up this framework; the timeline for these consultations; whether she expects a revised policy to emerge as a consequence of any new framework; the date by which she expects any new regulatory framework or policy to be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74738/25]
2187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the position regarding CAMHS services in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74485/25]
2178. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place to tackle the delay in the symptomatic rapid assessment clinic in CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74428/25]
2160. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reassure the Iveragh Hospice Branch in County Kerry and the residents of Iveragh, that hospice beds in St. Anne's Hospital, Cahersiveen will not be closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74386/25]
2150. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a certificate of interest from a financial institution of all accounts be accepted and taken into consideration when assessing over 70s for a medical card instead of an assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74285/25]
2141. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and allow for a transitional payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74230/25]
2073. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74001/25]
2028. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if legislation is planned to ban the practice called vaping from public gathering places such as pubs, restaurants, shops, offices and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2318/26]
1977. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with profound disabilities awaiting respite in County Kerry; the length of time they have been waiting; and the number of additional respite beds that will be required in 2026 to adequately care for all clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1106/26]
1976. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children with profound disabilities awaiting respite in County Kerry; the length of time they have been waiting; and the number of additional respite beds required in 2026 to adequately care for all clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1105/26]
1974. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the shortfall in respite beds across County Kerry for children with profound disabilities; the number of additional respite beds that will be required in 2026 to adequately care for all clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1032/26]
1973. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the shortfall in respite beds across County Kerry for adults with profound disabilities; the number of additional respite beds that will be required in 2026 to adequately care for all clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1031/26]
1871. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ownership/responsibility issue can be examined in regard to Kilkeaveragh Pier, Portmagee, County Kerry, given Trinity College records seem to be at odds with those of his Department (details supplied); if he will request his Department to liaise with the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2295/26]
1839. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address fishing quotas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1205/26]
1838. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on fishing quotas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1202/26]
1837. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that a fair market is secured for sheep wool (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1114/26]
1836. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to eradicate TB in Ireland, if he will reconvene the TB forum as a matter of priority, (initially not in camera), with all stakeholders involved, and a broad spectrum approach with a full public consultation in the mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1113/26]
1835. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide all figures and data in respect of producer organisations approved by this Department (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1112/26]
1834. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to take into consideration that farming is in under enormous pressure as an indigenous industry and introduce a series of measures in relation to same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1111/26]